Albert KW Lai Junior Championship
junior events
Teens Cheng and Chong lead the way at the Hong Kong Golf Club
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eba st ia n Cheng a nd Ch rist y Chong underscored their status as two of Hong Kong's most rapidly improving juniors with fine showings at the Albert KW Lai Junior Championship, which was held over the Old Course at Fanling in the second week of July. Cheng, a member at Discovery Bay Golf Club returned a tidy 33 points in the stableford format to win the overall Boy's event by a point from Lo Tsun in second place. Shinya Mizuno, the younger brother of Shinichi, the current Hong Kong Amateur Close champion, finished in a tie for third alongside Leon D'Souza and Bibendum Leung on 31 points. In the Girls' division, Christy Chong picked up her second HKGA title in as many months
thanks to a narrow one-point margin of victory over second-placed Carrie Ann Lee. Kelly Kung finished in third spot with 26 points. It's clear that Chong, a seven handicapper, has a liking for stableford events. In June, she won the ladies' division at the bulthaup Stableford Tournament at Discovery Bay by three points.
1 2 3= 6= 10
Sebastian Cheng Lo Tsun Shinya Mizuno Leon D'Souza Bibendum Leung Andy Liu Henry Au Marcus Lam Tong Siu-lun Kenneth Heng
Christy Chong HKGOLFER.COM
Overall Girls' Standings
Overall Boys' Standings 33 32 31 31 31 28 28 28 28 27
1 2 3 4 5= 7 8 9 10
Christy Chong Carrie Ann Lee Kelly Kung Veronica Szeto Emily Leung Vivian Li Andrea Au Peony Tan Estee Leung Claudia Ng
32 31 26 23 22 22 21 20 18 14
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